1978 Swedish speedway season

1978 Swedish speedway season
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The 1978 Swedish speedway season was the 1978 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. ^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1978 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 26 August at the Snälltorpet in Eskilstuna. Anders Michanek won the Swedish Championship for the fourth time. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Pos.	Rider	Club	Total
1	Anders Michanek	Getingarna	15
2	Bengt Jansson	Smederna	13
3	Bernt Persson	Smederna	12+3
4	Jan Andersson	Kaparna	12+2
5	Bo Wirebrand	Njudungarna	10
6	Tommy Nilsson	Getingarna	9
7	Hans Holmqvist	Indianerna	8
8	Gert Carlsson	Smederna	8
9	Börje Klingberg	Örnarna	7
10	Karl-Erik Claesson	Örnarna	6
11	Hans Danielsson	Lejonen	6
12	Richard Hellsén	Getingarna	5
13	Uno Johansson	Njudungarna	4
14	Åke Fridell	Indianerna	4
15	Lars-Inge Hultberg	Gamarna	1
16	Per-Åke Gerhardsson	Indianerna	0
17	Lars Ericsson	Indianerna	0
18	Christer Sjösten (res)	Bysarna	0

Junior Championship

Main article: Swedish Junior Speedway Championship

Winner - Lennart Bengtsson ^{[6] [7]}

Team

Team Championship

Getingarna won division 1 and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for the ninth time. The team included the riders Anders Michanek, Tommy Nilsson and Richard Hellsén. ^{[8] [9]}

The team name for Stjärnorna (The Stars) was changed to Rospiggarna. ^[10]

Lejonen won the second division, while Pilarna and Filbyterna won the third division north and south respectively. ^[11]

Div 1 Pos Team Pts 1 Getingarna 24 2 Njudungarna 24 3 Smederna 22 4 Indianerna 13 5 Örnarna 9 6 Vargarna 9 7 Dackarna 8 8 Skepparna 3

Div 2 Pos Team Pts 1 Lejonen 21 2 Kaparna 18 3 Masarna 13 4 Piraterna 12 5 Bysarna 9 6 Gamarna 8 7 Eldarna 3

Div 3 north Pos Team Pts 1 Pilarna 17 2 Solkatterna 16 3 Vikingarna 12 4 Rospiggarna 11 5 Lindarna 4

Div 3 south Pos Team Pts 1 Filbyterna 24 2 Brassarna 18 3 Gnistorna 7 4 Hjälmarna 6 5 Korparna 5

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

References

1. "Swedish speedway season by season". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
2. "Speedway riders, history and results". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
3. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 85. ISBN   0-86215-017-5.
4. Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 101. ISBN   0-09-141751-1.
5. "Swedish Individual Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
6. "Swedish Speedway Junior Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
7. "Individual Swedish Junior Championships". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
8. "HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015". Speedway History. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
9. "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
10. "1978". Speedway.org. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
11. "Vargarna 1978". formula2.se. Retrieved 20 March 2023.